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VOL, 33, NO. 40
HE1TNER, OKEGON, THURSDAY DECEMBER, 28, 191 6
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DEALER WRTES
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K. Irwin Describes Visit To Great
Willys-Overland Conven
tion at Toledo.
W. It. Irwin, Willys-Overland deal
er in this city, who was one of the
6,000 dealers visiting the great To
ledo plant iu connection with the im
mense convention which was held
there, recounts his experiences in this
entertaiuing letter to the editor:
Some action!
Nothing was ever so impressive as
our tour of the great plant thai
turns out Willys-Overland cars.
Our pullnians all parked in the
company's yards. There was room
enough, for there are seven and three
quarters miles of track within the
plant.
Each man got a card containing
a picture of Mr. Willys and an auto
graphed message of welcome from
him. Next thing I knew we vere up
on the steps of the stunning new ad
ministration building getting photo
graphed. Slovators shot up to the company's
own restaurant on the sixth floor.
There we had a corking breakfast.
At each plate was a copy of the live
Willys-Overland house organ "The
Starter." It mapped our day's pro
gram. Then started our tour of the plant.
Our guides were carefully picked
men. They knew the plant from end
to end, and the parties were small
so that each member of the party
could have his questions answered.
Nobody ought to try to .(ell Willys
Overland' without knowing this plant.
You can't grip the immensity of the
proposition till you do.
It Is no piker business.
$25,000,000 are tied up in land,
buildings and machinery, not to say
a word about the stock of parts and
raw material. -
From the roof of the wonderful ad
ministration building, which stands
out like a state capita!, you get a
panorama of the plant. You can
then readily believe that it occupies
103 acres, with 4,486,680 square
feet of floor space In daily use and a
production capacity of 1000 cars per
day.
You can appreciate t(je growth
from 250 employes in 1908 to 17,
300 in 1916.
1,000 persons, more than the en
tire manufacturing force of many a
company, work in the administration
building alone. This structure, 375
feet long, has every facility for rapid
work, including dictaphones, its own
telegraph and telephone system and
a mall handling department that does
about everything but write the let
ters.
388 persons can be fed In the res
taurant at one time.
But this is nothing to what one
hits when you cross Into the shops.
It is a whirl of action, yet all is sys
tem.
Parts by the untold thousands are
here, with a value into the millions of
dollars. There are lines of motors II
never saw so many crank shafs to
gether. Our guide said 6,000 I'd
have believed 60,000
There is stock in bins, stock in
yards, stock along the walls, con
nectlng rods, frames, fenders, mud
guards, hoods, rims springs, axles,
torsin tubes, transmission gear,
shnfs, brake parts, steering rods, pe
dais it is an unending procession.
Every thirty days sees ar. average
of 1000 tons of steel come in. It is
handled by a magnetic crane that
enables two men to do a work that
formerly required thirty.
There are amazing machines.
The toggle press, for example, held
us all. This monster with its pres
sure of 1000 tons, shapes cold steel
like cardboard. A piece of metal
fed to it comes out as a side frame.
It can make 2000 of these In an eight
hour day.
Other machines stamp out radiator
shells, fenders, cowl dashes and
doors.
You take off your hat to the drop
forging machines. Down comes the
hammer, and the fiery piece of iron
Is beaten Into shape. The complete
drop forging ofthe front can be ac
complished with one heat.
Every kind of part requiring
strength was dropforged while we
looked on, axles, crank shafts, brake
assembly rods, brake and coptrol
rods, spring shackles, gear blanks and
brake rod sectors.
We saw the company's accurate
jystem of die making. It calls for a
special workman on each detail.
One works on the shaper, another on
the plane and a third on die sinking.
The multiple spindle drill in one
RECENT
EAST
operation drills all the holes in the
front axle. This Is a guarantee that
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HEPPNER HIGH DEFEATS
LEXINGTON HIGH 26-11
10 to 4 and 26 to 11 were the scor
es marked on the score card last Fri
day evening when the Lexington high
school girls' and boys' basket ball
teams played Heppner high aggrega
tions. The first score was the re
sult of the girls' game and Lexington
claimed the long end. The visitors
outplayed the local girls in nearly
every department and their team
work and accuracy in shooting bas
kets were responsible for their vic
tory.
Heppner carried away the big end
of the score in the boys' game and
showed much Improvement since the
game with Ione'two weeks ago. Bar-
ratt took the center position, Hughes,
the first string man, being on the sick
list. Nlckolson and Crawford, at
forward showed up to good advantage
and Peterson and Brown, at guard,
held the Lexington forwards down to
only a few baskets.
For Lexngton, Johnson, at forward
played the stellar role and to him can
be credited the lion's share of the
visitor's points.
Karl Beach of Lexington refereed
and Wm. O'Rourke of Heppner um
pired the boys game. David Wilson
acted as umpire for the girls and Mr.
Beach refereed.
After the games the visitors were
guests of the local high school at an
Informal reception at the high school
building.
Born Thursday morning to Dr.
and Mrs. Leonard R. Purkey, an eight
pound daughter. Mother and child
are doing nicely.
Harry Archer is recovering from
the effects of a large carbuncle which
had adorned the back of his neck
for some time.
BOAHOMAX.
The Christmas tree in the school
house was a marked success. Mrs.
S. H. Boardman and Mrs. O. H. War
ner had prepared a very nice program
and had the school house very prettily
decorated. There were 32 present
and there was a treat for everyone.
Mrs. O. A. Paine went to Pendleton
Sunday to visit over the holidays.
E. W. Mack came over from Her
miston Sunday.
Gladys and Elden Paine went to
Pendleton Wednesday to spend
Christmas with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Phelps.
J. C. Ballenger and wife go to Was
co Thursday to spend the holidays
with Mrs. Ballenger's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. Murchie.
O. H. Warner is moving his barn
and house on his Tots near his new
livery barn and will soon be comfor
tably located.
Church of Christ.
M. Howard Fagan and wife
open evengellstic services at
will
the
Christian church Sunday.
Mr. Fagan will preach at the morn
ing hour. In the evening his subject
will be: "If Jesus Christ is not the
Son of God, who Is he?"
Those who have doubts on this
subject are especially invited to be
present.
These metlngs will continue (or
some time. If you attend you will
be both pleased and profited.
FOR SALE About 600 tons of al
falfa hay, 2000 sacks of barley.
Feed lots and mangers ready to feed
beef cattle. Ranch ISmilea south
I west of Echo. C. P. Bowman, Echo,
Ore. 4t 11
Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Fagan
The Fagans will be
gin series of evangelistic
meetings at the Christ
an Church next Sun
day, December 31.
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U.-0. IS LIKELY IN 1926
Average Annual Kate of Increase Has
Been 10 Per Cent For The
Last 12 Years.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Dec.
25. If the University of Oregon
grows for the next ten years at the
average rate of the last twelve years
its enrollment for the college year'of
1926-27 will be 4,500.
The average rate of annual In
crease in the residence registration
at Eugene for the last twelve years
has been 16 per cent.
This average increase has been ex
perienced in spite of the loss of the
engineering schools, which however,
only temporarily retarded the rale of
growth.
The Increase this year over the cor
responding date last year is 18 per
cent. The percentage of increase has
been larger during the later portion
than during ti.e earlier portion of the
twelve year period. No reason is
seen at the 'Jnwj.'siw why the per
centage ahral'i get any smaller for
the next ten y:jars.
An attendance of 4500 would give
the University of Oregon an enroll
ment equivalent to the present en
rollments of such well-known Amer
ican institutions as Ohio State Uni
versity, University of Missouri, Uni
versity of Nebraska, Syracuse Uni
versity and Northwestern University
of Evanston. Only a few American
universities have now a larger enroll
ment. Non-residence enrollments have
been growing much more rapidly
than merely 16 per cent per annum:
The correspondence-study enroll
ment is now 675, an increase of 150
per cent In two years. The extension
class enrollment is now 1694, an in
crease of about 333 per cent In two
years. The estimated attendance at
extension lectures for tills college
year Is 74,000, an Increase of about
20 per cent.
Increase In the class room facilities
of Deady halt, the orginal building
on the campus; construction of John
son hall, the new administration and
classromm building; of the architec
ture building; and of the new educat
ion building, have made it possible
to provide room for the added stu
dents. To meet the continued in
crease, however, a continued building
program will be necessary.
GRAND
LEAP YEAR
BALL
Opera House
Heppner
DECEMBER 30th
Bowkers Orchestra
Tickets $1.10
Dancers Only Allowed to Lower Floor
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The First National Bank contem
plates extensive Improvements to
their building at the corner of May
and streets. The interior will be re
novated, the partition between the
present bank quarters and Sam Hugh
es Co., will be removed and the entire
building will be utilized for banking
purposes.
r Immediately after the first of the
year the Sam Hughes Co. will remove
their grocery to the Masonic building
Where they will occupy the large cor
ner room. In order to accomodate
their up-to-date stock a partition at
the rear of the room will be removed
so their store room will include the
Office room just to the rear, and an
eMalor will be installed to facillate
the moving of merchandise to and
from the basement.
Rival Is For Ed Wright.
Dispatches from Salem indicate
that Ed Wright county clerk of Union
county, probably will become secre
tary of the Public Service Commission
after the first of the year. The posi
tion is now held by Edward Ostrad
er. Mr. Ostrander will remain on
the commission as an examiner, a
position held before H. H. Corey,
then secretary, became a member of
the Commission.
Mr. Wright, who resides In La
Grande, was a candidate for the Re
publican nomination against Mr.
Corey before the last primaries. At
the time, it was understood he had
made statement that in the event Mr.
Corey was defeated, he would use his
influence to retain Mr. Corey as sec
retary. The selection of Mr. Wright has
been hanging fire pending action by
the next legislature. The secretary's
position pays $2000 per year.
Poultryman Goes To Dayton Show.
W. Claude Cox, local poultryman
raising the White Wyandotte strain
of chickens, left Tuesday for Dayton
Washington, where he is attending
the annual poultry show this week.
Mr. Cox took sixteen of his finest
birds and will have them entered to
compete for the prizes offered.
Congressman N. J. Sinnott has re
ceived notice from the Department of
Agriculture that he has been allow
ed a . limited number of packages of
alfalfa, field pea, millet, sudan grass
and white clover seed.
Because of the very limited supply
on hand this year the rule has been
made that on'y one pack?i;e of seeds
can be sent to a person. Those
wishing a package of ihe s??da should
write to Contj-essniaa Sinnott for the
same at once beforfl the supply if.
exhausted. The seed will be maile:!
directly from. the Departments ware
house, and will be accompanied by a
circular giving full instructions for
culture of the crop. The department
has also decided that no seed will be
sent out later than March first.
There has been great difficulty in
securing some of the seeds this year
and for that reason only the follow
ing number of packages could be al
lotted to the Second District of Ore
gon. 70 four pound pkgs, Kansas
grown alfalfa seed, 200 four pound
packages of improved variety field
pea, 50 four pound packages of Kursk
millet seed, 100 one pound pack
ages of Sudan grass seed, and 40 two
pound packages of white clover seed.
Requests will be transmitted to the
department by Congressman Sinnott
In the order in which they are sent
in. It will be a case of "first come
first served" as long as they last.
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IONE BREVITIES
The lone High School and grades
i'.ad an enjoyable time on last Friday
afternoon and evening, when they
celebrated the Christmas season. In
lie different grades gitts had been
prepared for all and there was much
pleasure manifest on the part of the
youngsters in giving and receiving.
An entertainment was prepared for
the evening, in which many of the
pupils took part; some interesting
films were run and this was followed
by a basket social. The baskets
were sold to the highest and best bid
der and they all brought good prices.
The money raised at this entertain
ment was a goodly sum and goes to
help pay for the new piano recently
installed in the auditorium.
Locus Chapter O.E. S., of lone held
their election on Tuesday of last
week and chose the following officers
for the ensuing year. Ruth Mason,
Worthy Matron; T. B. Buffington,
Worthy Patron; Grace Chick, Con
ductress; Ida Moore, Associate Con
ductress; F. L, Christenson, Treasur
er and Cythia Walker, Secretary.
These, together with the appointive
officers, will be Installed at the regul
ar meeting of the Chapter, the se
cond Tuesday of January.
The marriage of Dr. Albert Hennig
to Miss Jessie Miller was solemnized
at the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Miller, in lone on
Christmas day. A-, Rev. J. L. Jones,
pastor of the Congregational church,
officiated. The young people depart
ed for Portland Wednesday morning
on their honeymoon, and they may
decide to locate somewhere in that vi
cinity. The best wishes of their
numerous friends here go with them,
lone Lodge No. 120, Masons, held
their annual election of officers on
last Wednesday evening when the fol
lowing were chosen: W. T. McNabb,
Worshipful Master; T. B. Buffington,
Senor Warden; W. H. Cronk, Junior
Warden; O. B. Barlow, Secretary,
C. C. Chick, Treasurer and A. E.
Johnson, Trustee. These with the
appointive officers, were regularly In
stalled at the meeting ol the Lodge
oh last evening. ' '
Milt and Tom Downing were pas
sengers for Hood River on Wednes
day, The former returning to his
home there and the latter going down
for a short visit and to join his family
who have been visiting there for some
two weeks past. While here, Milt
disposed of his halt section of land
in the Fairview district to H. V.
Smouse, who will farm the tract a
long with what he has charge of
now for M. R. Morgan.
Rev. J. L. Jones reports the mar
riage at Lexington on Saturday even
ing, Dec. 23rd of Henry Munkers,
and Mrs. Cora Sherer. The wedding
was at the home of the groom's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Munkers,
and was a very quiet affair. The
ceremony, which was performed by
Mr. Jones, was followed by a sumD
tuous wedding supper.
Henry Erskine, a recent arrival in
lone, and who resides on the St. Clair
place, was thrown from his hack by
a run-a-way team on Christmas
morning, and suffered a broken leg.
He was taken to the home of his
father-in-law, Mr. Millard, where
he was properly attended byDr. Chick
and is now doing as well as could be
expected under the circumstances.
Prof, and Mrs. L. A. Doak and E.
A. Doak spent Christmas with the
family of Stephen Doak at Lexington
where they enjoyed themselves great
ly. They were accompanied by Mrs.
C. W. Reynolds, who went on to
Hepner Tuesday to visit friends for
a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O'Sullivan of
Cecil were passengers enroute to
Heppner Saturday evening to do some
Christmas shopping. These people
are quite busy at present baling hay,
and Wm. says they are having the
time of their lives in keeping men on
the job. Everybody too prosperous
to want work.
J. L. Kincaid and wife were pas
sengers to Pendleton on Saturday to
spend the Christmas holidays at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Warren.
They took with them a big fat tur
key to be offered as a sacrifice at the
Christmas dinner and they were anti
cipating a very enjoyable visit with
their daughter and family.
Mrs. -R. F. Wllmot and daughter,
Miss Kittle, were down from Lexing
ton yesterday for a short visit with
lone friends. They have been up
from Portland for the past two weeks,
visiting at the home of Mrs. W. P.
Millan.
O. J. Williamson and three child
ren were outgoing passengers Fri
day, their destination being McMinn
ville where Mr. Williamson has a sis
ter living whom he has not seen for
many years. They well return after
the holidays.
Frank Munkers of Lexington Is re-,
ported to be confined to his home,
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Secretary McCluie Writes letter To
I'lesidcnt of the Orcnn Wool
growers' Association.
That woolgrowcrs of the North
west will recei.e as high as forty
-cuts for their 1017 wool clip is the .
p.nkn of W. B. Harratt, president of
.lie Oregon Woolgrovcrs' Associa
tion. Mr. Barratt advises against
t lias a tendency to cause a break in
.he market. fie basts his conten--ions
in part from the following letter
.vhich he recently received from S. W.
McClure, secretary of the National
Voolgrowers Association.
Mr. W. B. Barratt,
Hepner, Oregon
Dear Mr. Barratt:
The Wood Live Stock Company of
Spencer, Idaho have sold their clip
at 35 cents, with ten cents down.
This clip is part fine and part cross
clip, and they sold it iox three cents
under the market. Here in Utah a
great deal of wool is sold at from 30
to 34 cents. Heavy short fine wools
have sold at 31 cents and the better
fine wools up to 34 cents; 27 cents
has taken much of the fine wool in
Mevada, but it was all sold under its
actual market value. Some of the
wools that were consigned last Spring
have been sold in Boston, so as to
net the owners in Idaho and Wyom
ing 37 cer ts.
(Signed) S. W. McCLURE.
Secretary.
LOSTA light brown fur neck piece
between South Methodist church and
postoffice. Finder please leave at this
office.
suffering quite severe injuries caus
ed by the kick of a horse. No bones
bruised up.
,. Mrs,. C. A.. Jjowreturned.irom.i
Heppner Tuesday where she had'
been to visit her grandson, Nolan
Page, who Is In the nospital there.
The boy was not doing quite so well
at this time but hopes for his early
recovery are entertained.
Paul Rietman Is constructing a
large barn, 50 x 90 feet, on his farm
to shelter his work animals. Ow
ing to the severe weather just at pre
sent, he has been compelled to aban
don the building for better weather.
Mrs. Dora Chick, mother of our Dr.
C. C. Chick, and Misslsadora Chick, a
niece, are spending the holidays at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. Chick in
lone. The ladies are residents of
Vancouver, Wash.
Miss Beatrice Sperry has been quite
sick the past week at her home
n lone, suffering from a severe attack
of the grippe. She is reported to be
much better at this writing.
R. K. Drake departed for Salem
yesterday where he will join his wife
in a visit of a few days with the home
folks. Mrs. Drake went down last
week.
The different Sunday schools of
lone held appropriate Christmas ser
vices on Saturday evening last, and
gladdened the hearts of the children
with suitable gifts and treats. -
Business has been very brisk at the
local express during the past week,
in anticipation of a long, dry spell.
Soon the little parcels from Califor
nia will cease to arrive.
R. M. Hymer and F. H. Robinson
were among the outgoing passengers
on Saturday, their destination being
Portland where they will remain for
holiday week.
Mrs. Ellis Minor and little daugh
tre, of Cecil were on their way to
Heppner by Saturday's train to vis
it during the holidays with the hom
folks.
Mrs. Delia Corson and son went to
Goldendale on Sunday and will visit
for the week at the honi's of. Mrs.
Corson's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sparks were
down from Heppner and spent Christ
mas day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Shaver.
H. Dean was a passenger for Pend
leton Friday to remain over the holi
days, visiting with his children re
siding there.
J. A. Williams and wife are en
joying Christmas season visiting with
the parents of Mr. Williams at Port
land. Mrs. Cytha Walker spent Christ
mas at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Waters in Heppner.
A new son is a recent arrival at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Johnson
of near lone.
An S pound son was born on Thurs-
day last to Mil and Mrs. Carl Yount.